The design of printing enterprise resources planning (ERP) software

The strong features of printing industry and production mode of order-driven make the complexity of the design of printing ERP system. On the basis of the status and characteristics of printing enterprises, this paper presents the demand analysis and builds a framework for ERP system in modern printing enterprise. The framework is divided into several parts to develop the B/S pattern printing ERP software system using Java series technology, which are database, data access component, business logic component, controller, XML component, view component. The development based on many components is advantageous for building the ERP system according to business needs and makes the maintenance and upgrading become more convenient. The paper also introduces the business management, production management, materials management functional modules and so on achieved by the ERP system.